Helpline needs phones

An Aberdeen charity is launching a mental health helpline – but needs donated phones to get it up and running.

Mental Health Aberdeen is launching the service to offer support to anyone experiencing increased stress due to anxiety or feeling alone in their homes.

The helpline will also offer information on other sources of help and a listening ear to those in mental distress.

Last week the charity’s chairwoman Astrid Whyte told The P&J it was impossible for society to “shut our eyes and ears” to how broadly the coronavirus pandemic could affect mental health.

To initiate these two new helplines – one in Lower Marr and the other in Aberdeen at the charity’s main ACIS service – the team needs a good quality telephone set that has “an AnsaPhone facility” and ideally five cordless handsets.

Hand sanitiser or handwipes are also sought for staff who move between schools and homes to support vulnerable children.

To help, email admin@ mhaberdeen.org.uk or call 01224 590510.